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Feb 9 (Reuters) - Entertainment One Ltd ::PRICING OF £70 MILLION SENIOR SECURED NOTES.ENTERTAINMENT ONE - ‍HAS PRICED ITS OFFERING OF £70 MILLION IN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT EXECUTED VIA A TAP OF ITS EXISTING £285 MILLION SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE DEC 2022​.‍ISSUANCE PRICE OF ADDITIONAL NOTES WAS 105.75% WITH AN IMPLIED YIELD TO WORST OF 3.9%​.‍NET PROCEEDS FROM ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL NOTES WILL BE USED TO PART FUND CASH CONSIDERATION FOR ACQUISITION​.
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Oct 17 (Reuters) - MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS PLC ::MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS ENTERS GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH ENTERTAINMENT ONE TO DEVELOP NEW PEPPA PIG ATTRACTIONS​.CO TO HAVE EXCLUSIVE MULTI-TERRITORY RIGHTS TO ROLL OUT NEW ATTRACTION FORMATS, THEMED ACCOMMODATION, INCLUDING PEPPA PIG.‍DEAL COVERS ALL TERRITORIES EXCLUDING UK AND IN CHINA, RIGHTS WILL BE LICENSED TO MERLIN ON A NON-EXCLUSIVE BASIS​.EXPECTS TO OPEN IN-PARK AREAS IN 2 RESORT THEME PARKS IN 2018; EXPECTED FIRST STANDALONE ATTRACTION WILL OPEN IN 2019​.
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Sept 27 (Reuters) - Entertainment One Ltd :‍ANTICIPATES FULL YEAR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE WILL BE IN LINE WITH MANAGEMENT EXPECTATIONS WITH A SIMILAR H1/H2 WEIGHTING TO FY17​.‍INDEPENDENT LIBRARY VALUATION INCREASED TO US$1.7 BILLION (2016: US$1.5 BILLION)​.HY ‍PEPPA PIG RETAIL REVENUES CONTINUE TO PERFORM WELL IN ESTABLISHED TERRITORIES, WITH GROWING MOMENTUM IN ITS NEWER MARKETS SUCH AS US AND CHINA​.‍NET DEBT: EBITDA IS ANTICIPATED TO BE AROUND 1.2X AT END OF FY18 FINANCIAL YEAR​.
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May 12 (Reuters) - Entertainment One Ltd ::Company expects to report approximately £47 million of one-off costs for year ended 31 march 2017.Continuing to expect that underlying ebitda for financial year ended march 31 to be in line with management expectations.
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ITV Plc : ITV withdraws proposal to acquire eOne . Continues to believe in strategic logic and potential benefits of acquiring eOne .Appears this value is different to level at which board of eone would currently engage in a more formal process.
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ITV Plc : Response to Entertainment One announcements . Confirms that it has made a proposal to board of eOne to combine two companies. Board of eOne has rejected this proposal . Believes that proposed combination with eOne has strong strategic rationale and would further accelerate ITV's rebalancing of business . ITV also reserves right to withdraw, vary or amend proposal, in whole or in part, at any time . Board of eOne has rejected this proposal . Proposal represents a significant premium over undisturbed eOne share price, prior to impact of recent bid speculation . Proposal represents a premium of 19.3 pct over eOne's share price of 197.90 pence on Aug. 8 2016, last business day preceding proposal . Proposal represents a premium of 41.1 pct over eOne's weighted average share price of 167.28 pence in 1 month period to July 11 2016 . Proposal is subject to normal diligence and any transaction would require board approval and customary other approvals. .Says proposal represents a premium of 46.7 pct over eOne's weighted average share price of 160.89 pence in 6 month period to July 11 2016.
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